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Old Apr 26th, 2005, 9:25 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Hockeyman
I used to program basic on my TI-99 back in the mid-80's - a basic keyboard that had to be plugged into a TV. I had a "code your own games" book that gave you the code - you had to type it out (I remember tons of GOTO statments) and then record it onto a special cassette deck. To load it, you'd switch the computer to "Load" mode, then press play on the cassette deck and listen to 10 minutes of data transfer noise.
Damn that brings back memories. I had an old Commodore (I think) with a Buck Rogers game on tape. When that screwed up I found a library book like you described (in Basic). And you're right, LOTS of GOTO's, lol. I was in elementary school at the time, I believe.
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